Comb holder



April 30, 1963 J- A. COON COMB HOLDER Filed Jan. 31 1961 d m/E5 /77 c0 0N INVENTOR ATTORNEYS United States Patent Filed Jan. 31, 1961, Ser. No.86,109 2 Claims. (Cl. 211103) This invention relates to article racks,and more particularly to racks designed for holding combs, tools orsimilar articles for convenience in handling or display.

An important object of the invention is to provide a holder of thischaracter which is adjustable to the end that the holder may be readilyadjusted to various lengths to increase or decrease the size andcapacity of the holder to meet various requirements of use.

A further important object of the invention is to provide a holderwherein the body comprises a pair of separable sections held together intheir positions of adjust ment by the removable article supporting pegsforming a part of the holder, thereby providing a holder which may bereadily and easily adjusted without the necessity of using tools toloosen or position bolts, screws or similar securing means.

Still other objects will in part be obvious, and in part be pointed outas the description proceeds and shown in the accompanying drawing.

Referring to the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of a comb support or holder,constructed in accordance with the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a rear elevational view thereof illustrating the pocket atthe upper end of the holder for holding a supply of pegs, used as thesupporting means on which combs are positioned.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a transverse sectional 4--4 of FIGURE 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the holder comprises an innersupporting member 5, which may be constructed of any suitable materialand provided with vertical rows of spaced inclined bores or openings 6for the reception of supporting pegs 7.

The inner supporting member 5 is formed with an opening for thereception of the securing screw 8, whereby the holder is secured to asupporting surface.

The reference character 9 indicates an outer member, which is providedwith marginal flanges extending along the longitudinal side edgesthereof and the upper edge thereof as shown by FIGURE 3 of the drawing.

A thin sheet of celluloid 9a or the like which may be transparent, ifdesired, extends across the rear portion of member 9 between the flanges10 and defines a receptacle for extra pegs 7.

It might be here stated that the width of the member 5 is less than thedistance between flanges 10 of the outer slidable member 9, so that theouter member 9 may move over the inner supporting member 5 upon removalof said pegs 7.

The outer member 9 is also formed with inclined bores or openings 11 forthe reception of pins 7, the bores or openings 11 being so ar-rangedthat they register with the spaced openings 6 of the inner member 5, sothat the pegs 7 may be extended through registering openings in themembers 5 and 9, securing the members 5 and 9 in their view taken online 3,037,025 Patented Apr. 30, 1963 ice positions of adjustment and atthe same time providing means for securely fastening the supporting pegs7 to the holder proper, for supporting articles such as combs indicatedby the reference character A.

In view of the fact that the inner supporting member is of a length toprovide a space between the upper end thereof and the marginal flangeextending across one end of the outer member 9, a convenient space isprovided for the reception of additional pegs to be used when it isdesued to extend the holder for supporting a greater number of articlesthan illustrated by the drawing.

In this opening, the pegs are indicated by the reference character 7 aspackaged so that they may be readily removed and used as desired.

In the use of the device, it is obvious that the inner supporting member5 being secured by the screw 8, will be held stationary at all times,but the outer slidable member 9 may be moved vertically with respect tothe inner member to uncover additional openings of the inner member sothat the supporting pegs 7 may be positioned therein to increase thesupporting capacity of the holder.

It will of course be understood that the supporting pegs 7, which areextended through the aligning openings of the inner and outer members 5and 9, will receive the supporting pegs in such a way that the sections5 and 9 will be securely held in their positions of adjustment withrespect to each other and can only be moved with respect to each otherby removing the pins and replacing them as desired in registeringopenings.

From the foregoing it is believed that a further detailed disclosure ofthe use and operation of the inner and outer members, is unnecessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A comb holder comprising a first flat rectangular member fixed to asupporting surface, a second fiat rectangular member in overlyingrelation to said first member and having top and marginal flangesextending across the top and along the sides of said second member, saidsecond member being movable relative to said first member, said firstmember having portions defining spaced vertically aligned rows ofangular inclined openings therein, said second member having portionsdefining spaced vertically aligned rows of angular correspondinglyinclined openings therethrough and movable to align the openings thereinwith certain of said openings in said first member, pegs in said alignedopenings to secure said second member in a selected position withrespect to said first member and extending outwardly from said secondmember to provide article supports.

2. A comb holder as defined in claim 1 wherein a rear plate is providedadjacent said top flange which with said top and marginal flanges andthe top of said first member define a compartment to receive reservepegs.

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1. A COMB HOLDER COMPRISING A FIRST FLAT RECTANGULAR MEMBER FIXED TO ASUPPORTING SURFACE, A SECOND FLAT RECTANGULAR MEMBER IN OVERLYINGRELATION TO SAID FIRST MEMBER AND HAVING TOP AND MARGINAL FLANGESEXTENDING ACROSS THE TOP AND ALONG THE SIDES OF SAID SECOND MEMBER, SAIDSECOND MEMBER BEING MOVABLE RELATIVE TO SAID FIRST MEMBER, SAID FIRSTMEMBER HAVING PORTIONS DEFINING SPACED VERTICALLY ALIGNED ROWS OFANGULAR INCLINED OPENINGS THEREIN, SAID SECOND MEMBER HAVING PORTIONSDEFINING SPACED VERTICALLY ALIGNED ROWS OF ANGULAR CORRESPONDINGLYINCLINED OPENINGS THERETHROUGH AND MOVABLE TO ALIGN THE OPENINGS THEREINWITH CERTAIN OF SAID OPENINGS IN SAID FIRST MEMBER, PEGS IN SAID ALIGNEDOPENINGS TO SECURE SAID SECOND MEMBER IN A SELECTED POSITION WITHRESPECT TO SAID FIRST MEMBER AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID SECONDMEMBER TO PROVIDE ARTICLE SUPPORTS.